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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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laden  Speak Example sentences
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[恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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[装载的,充满的,负担,负重] loaded; freighted; oppressed or burdened
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[可行的] feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice
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[公证人] one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
languid  Speak Example sentences
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[实际的,注重实效的] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[最大化] make as big or large as possible
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[疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
lateral  Speak Example sentences
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[视觉的,光学的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[浮游生物] all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
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[侧面的,侧向的] coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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[宽宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
layman  Speak Example sentences
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[疲倦的,无精打采的] lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
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[浮游生物] all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
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[解释,批注,注释] restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
legislate  Speak Example sentences
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[虔诚] religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
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[立法] make laws; create or pass laws
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[极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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[部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
literacy  Speak Example sentences
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[公证人] one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
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[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
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[有读写能力,识字] reading and writing; ability to read and write
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[抵销,补偿] counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
luminous  Speak Example sentences
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[悖论] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
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[加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery
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[视觉的,光学的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[发光的,闪耀的] shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
mackintosh  Speak Example sentences
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[营养品] a source of materials to nourish the body
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[部分重叠,交搭,迭盖] representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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[立法] make laws; create or pass laws
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[雨衣,防水胶布] waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
nourishment  Speak Example sentences
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[突变,变异] change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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[营养品] a source of materials to nourish the body
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[极为重要的] foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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[优于,胜过] go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
optical  Speak Example sentences
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[视觉的,光学的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[沉思,考察,深思熟虑,小孔,细口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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[网状织物,网丝,陷阱,圈套] opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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[间接的,倾斜的,无诚意的] having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined